Milwood Magnet School

Biotechnology Magnet Curriculum

Science 7, Unit 6

Guide 2

Established Goals:

What understandings are desired?

What essential questions will be considered?

What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?

What evidence will show that students understand?

* Complete a Performance Task Blueprint for each task (see next page)

Other Evidence (quizzes, tests, prompts, observations, dialogues, work samples):

Student Self-Assessment and Reflection:

What understanding and goals will be assessed through this task?

What criteria are implied in the standards and understandings regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?

Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understanding?

What student products and performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?

By what criteria will student products and performances be evaluated?

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Milwood Magnet School

Biotechnology Magnet Curriculum

Science 7, Unit 6

Guide 2

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
13. E.ES.07.41 Explain how human activities (surface mining, deforestation, overpopulation, construction and urban development, farming, dams, landfills, and restoring natural areas) change the surface of the Earth and affected the survival of organisms.
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S.RS.07.17 Describe the effect humans and other organisms have on the balance of the natural world.
S.RS.07.18 Describe what science and technology can and cannot reasonably contribute to society.
Use Mind Maps to brainstorm
23. Computer Lab to finish paragraph. / 14.
19. Outline information
24. Re-teach / 15. E.ES.07.42 Describe the origins of pollution in the atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere, (car exhaust, industrial emissions, acid rain, and natural sources), and how pollution impacts habitats, climatic change, threatens or endangers species.
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Work on 50 word Draft
Two stars and a wish
25. Re-Teach / 16.
21. Computer Lab to type paper.
26. Assessment
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22 Re-teach
27. Assessment
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